Pandas-Concat-And-Append.ipynb

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    "# Combining Datasets: Concat and Append"
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    "import pandas as pd\n",
    "import numpy as np"
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    "- Convenience function: creates a ``DataFrame`` of a particular form that will be useful below:"
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    "def make_df(cols, ind):\n",
    "    \"\"\"Quickly make a DataFrame\"\"\"\n",
    "    data = {c: [str(c) + str(i) for i in ind]\n",
    "            for c in cols}\n",
    "    return pd.DataFrame(data, ind)\n",
    "\n",
    "# example DataFrame\n",
    "make_df('ABC', range(3))"
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    "- A convenience class: displays multiple ``DataFrame``s side by side. The code uses the special ``_repr_html_`` method, which IPython uses to implement its rich object display:"
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    "class display(object):\n",
    "    \"\"\"Display HTML representation of multiple objects\"\"\"\n",
    "    template = \"\"\"<div style=\"float: left; padding: 10px;\">\n",
    "    <p style='font-family:\"Courier New\", Courier, monospace'>{0}</p>{1}\n",
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    "    def __repr__(self):\n",
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    "### Recall: Concatenation of NumPy Arrays\n",
    "\n",
    "- Concatenation of ``Series``s and ``DataFrame``s is similar to concatenation of Numpy arrays, which is done via ``np.concatenate``.\n",
    "- The first argument is a list or tuple of arrays. It takes an optional ``axis`` keyword that specifies the concatenation axis."
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    "x = [1, 2, 3]\n",
    "y = [4, 5, 6]\n",
    "z = [7, 8, 9]\n",
    "np.concatenate([x, y, z])"
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       "array([[1, 2, 1, 2],\n",
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    "x = [[1, 2],\n",
    "     [3, 4]]\n",
    "np.concatenate([x, x], axis=1)"
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    "### Simple Concatenation with ``pd.concat``"
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    "- Pandas uses ``pd.concat()`` to execute a similar operation:\n",
    "\n",
    "```python\n",
    "# Signature in Pandas v0.18\n",
    "pd.concat(objs, axis=0, join='outer', join_axes=None, ignore_index=False,\n",
    "          keys=None, levels=None, names=None, verify_integrity=False,\n",
    "          copy=True)\n",
    "```\n",
    "\n",
    "- ``pd.concat()`` can be used for a simple concatenation of ``Series`` or ``DataFrame`` objects, just as ``np.concatenate()`` on arrays:"
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    "ser1 = pd.Series(['A', 'B', 'C'], index=[1, 2, 3])\n",
    "ser2 = pd.Series(['D', 'E', 'F'], index=[4, 5, 6])\n",
    "pd.concat([ser1, ser2])"
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    "- It also concatenates higher-dimensional objects, such as ``DataFrame``s:"
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    "df1 = make_df('AB', [1, 2])\n",
    "df2 = make_df('AB', [3, 4])\n",
    "display('df1', 'df2', 'pd.concat([df1, df2])')"
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    "- Default concatenation takes place row-wise within the ``DataFrame`` (i.e., ``axis=0``). ``pd.concat`` allows specification of an axis."
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       "df3\n",
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       "\n",
       "df4\n",
       "    C   D\n",
       "0  C0  D0\n",
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       "pd.concat([df3,df4], axis=1)\n",
       "    A   B   C   D\n",
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    "df3 = make_df('AB', [0, 1])\n",
    "df4 = make_df('CD', [0, 1])\n",
    "#display('df3', 'df4', \"pd.concat([df3, df4], axis='col')\")\n",
    "display('df3', 'df4', \"pd.concat([df3,df4], axis=1)\")"
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    "### Duplicate indices\n",
    "\n",
    "- Note: One important difference between ``np.concatenate`` and ``pd.concat`` is that Pandas concatenation *preserves indices*, even if the result will have duplicate indices!"
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    "### Adding MultiIndex keys\n",
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    "- Another option is to directly specify the index of the remaininig colums using the ``join_axes`` argument, which takes a list of index objects. Here we'll specify that the returned columns should be the same as those of the first input:"
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    "### The append() method\n",
    "\n",
    "- Because array concatenation is so common, ``Series`` and ``DataFrame`` objects have an ``append`` method that can accomplish the same thing in fewer keystrokes. Instead of calling ``pd.concat([df1, df2])``, you can simply call ``df1.append(df2)``:"
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    "- Unlike ``append()`` and ``extend()`` methods of Python lists, ``append()`` does not modify the original object–instead it creates a new object with the combined data.\n",
    "- It is not an efficient method because it involves creation of a new index *and* data buffer.\n",
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